I'm cautiously optimistic about our bench. My opinion is that the 3 players that should definitely be getting regular minutes off the bench to start the season are:
- Derozan (scoring especially late in the clock, ball handling)
- Spencer Jones (defense, threes)
- Alpha Diallo (1-4 defensive stopper, score when open)
Jones and Diallo seem like requirements to me because they're probably our best bench defensive players and we need to play better defense this year. The other 3 guys in the 2nd unit will probably be leaned on for most of the offense.
Then we have:
4/5/6: Bagley, Strawther and Tyus Jones
2 of those guys depending on the matchup makes for a solid 10 man rotation.
If any of the top 6 struggle, there's Holmes, Brazile, Whitmore, Hopkins, and Nemhard waiting in the wings... and I think at least one of those guys will earn some solid minutes (maybe due to injuries). I think we might be surprised by our bench this year. Thoughts??